Pro-Putin Nashi youths summer camp in Russia

Pro-Putin Nashi youths putting up a poster demonising Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili during a summer camp on Lake Seliger in Russia. The poster reads: "President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili is ensnared by charms of evil spirit Uru-ru!" The yearly camp, organised by the nationalistic group, trains youth in political activism. Georgia, a former Soviet state, has taken a tough anti-Russian stance since Saakashivili took power.

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Pro-Putin Nashi youths putting up a poster demonising Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili during a summer camp on Lake Seliger in Russia. The poster reads: "President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili is ensnared by charms of evil spirit Uru-ru!" The yearly camp, organised by the nationalistic group, trains youth in political activism. Georgia, a former Soviet state, has taken a tough anti-Russian stance since Saakashivili took power.